Moscatine Mosquito Program and Zoo Day for Kids
The Muscatine Journal reports a summer recreation program for 2nd and 4th graders beginning midweek, with adult supervisors at multiple city parks and a $2,000 budget. Sunday features Zoo Day at Weed Park with a free animal show and potential bear wrestling acts. The city will spray by airplane at daybreak to combat mosquitoes using a water-base DDT solution, claimed safe for birds and crops.
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Muscatine
Gil Dietz
Ard
George Oyeson
City Park Commission
Musser Park
Jefferson Field
Oak Park
Fourth St. Park
Longview Park
Weed Park
Cal Dietz
Congress must grant self government for Washington
The Burlington Hawkeye comments on the slaying of a Kansas senator's secretary, urging Congress to grant self government to Washington to address crime, housing, and education, and to empower local voters who now lack city control while debating national policies abroad.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Capitol
Congress
Washington
District of Columbia
Vietnam
Guthrie says leisure key to life not just work at Wartburg College
Sir Tyrone Guthrie challenged Wartburg College graduates to rethink success and urge balanced living. He argued education should explode the work obsessed culture and that leisure, not constant labor, builds a full life. He cautioned against overwork and urged reading and reflection alongside work.
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Iowa City Press Citizen
Wartburg College
Tyrone Guthrie
Guthrie
Wartburg
Ethics on Capitol Hill From the New York Times
The disclosure that Senator Edward V. Long of Missouri received forty eight thousand dollars over two years from a Hoffa lawyer raises doubts about Capitol Hill morals. The funding, tied to Long's privacy inquiry into federal agencies, suggests a need for Ethics Committee review and stronger disclosure. Congress should adopt meaningful ethics codes demanding income disclosures to prevent conflicts of interest.
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New York Times
Edward V. Long
Missouri
James &. Hoffa
Army of Lawyers
Capitol Hill
Senator Long
Hoffa
Senate Ethics Committee
Houses
Congress
Adam Clayton Powell
Thomas J. Dodd
Muscatine plans a steamship pleasure trip to St Louis
A Muscatine based line proposes a pleasure excursion on its steamer to St Louis on the 10th at a cost of twenty dollars per couple. The item reflects a community entertainment initiative from years ago and notes local venues and social figures involved in promoting such events.
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Northern Line Packet Company
Muscatine
St. Louis
Temper, Turmoil, and Tips From a Doctor's Advice
A reader shares a temper problem with a four year old daughter and a husband’s concern. Dr Molner suggests quiet time, babysitting, and separation as needed, noting a parent learns to let go of apron strings and that school will help both mother and child. Other letters discuss swallowed pins, x-ray limits, and safe handling of alarm clocks in bedrooms.
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J. R
Prayer for Strength to Share Christ’s Tidings
A brief prayer reflecting on Peter’s commission to feed Jesus’ sheep. The speaker asks God to deepen spiritual convictions and help believers pass on the good news of Christ to their fellow brethren, ending in a prayerful Amen.
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Jesus
Peter
Christ
Two Sided Story Calls For Medicare Chiropractors
A reader criticizes a man with a 2 way radio for reporting him to police after a rough drive on East Mississippi Drive. The letter argues for Medicare to cover chiropractic care, urging citizens to write to senators and congressmen to restore freedom of health care choice and include chiropractic services. James V Durlacher D C of West Liberty signs the piece.
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East Mississippi
Canme
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
James V. Durlacher
D.C
Jumping to Conclusions
AP reports a playful column on urban manners and money, highlighting bagels as overpraised in Manhattan, modern thrift, and shifting slang among teens. It ponders wealth, fashion, and American values with humor, noting misreading art and the stock market’s vibrant chaos.
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New York
Manhattan
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